Olly Hiensie

Maker Writer Facilitator Director Occasional Performer, storyteller

Co-founder of takestockexchange.co.uk.

I am a maker, working mostly as a storyteller and workshop facilitator, but also as a director, writer and occasional performer. I create work that combines theatre, storytelling and live art, and exists in both live and online spaces. My work explores how we connect with one another, and looks to create conversation. I am a qualified coach, and create workshops and work one-on-one with people to explore the relationship between ourselves, other people, the places we live and work and the wider world.

Credits

Selected Credits
- Dramaturg, Machloket, Royal Court/JWC, ongoing, 2023
- Facilitator/Writer/Performer, You, Me, the World and... (14 large scale community storytelling projects in different locations around London), ongoing, 2013-2023
- Writer/Performer, The Absolute Truth About Absolutely Everything, national tour, 2015-2018
- Director, The Echo Chamber, Young Vic, 3 nights, 2015
- Writer/Performer, (do people make love in the same way they dance? (and other mysteries)), CPT/ Pleasance/ Derby/ Zoo, 6 weeks, 2014

Training

education Drama BA, 1st Class Hons. with Commendation, University of Exeter, 2005-2008
Qualified coach

Location

London

Experience

10+ years

Art forms / Disciplines

  • Live art
  • New technologies / digital
  • Theatre / Live perfomance

What I do

  • Devising
  • Directing
  • Dramaturgy
  • Facilitating
  • Performing
  • Theatre making
  • Verbatim theatre
  • Working with young people
  • Working within a Community / with community participants
  • Workshopping & Development
  • Writing

Additional Languages

No

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